Babybel Cheese Plus 3 Ingredients Are All Home Cooks Need For Mouthwatering Pastries
Whether you need a quick dinner or you are making an appetizer, it's always good to keep a few elegant but deceptively simple ideas in your back pocket. This delicious handheld is made with nothing other than Babybel cheese, honey, butter, and puff pastry dough, and is one of those keepers. It's sure to become a hit with cheese lovers. Babybel cheese is an Edam-style cheese with a mild, nutty flavor. Edam cheeses melt well and are often used in both savory and sweet dishes, including poundcake and beer cheese dip.
To prepare, score one side of the Babybel cheese, place it on parchment paper lined with spoonfuls of honey, then cover it with puff pastry dough brushed with butter. Scoring the cheese lets it to absorb the honey's sweetness, and the puff pastry dough envelopes it as it melts. The end result is a creamy, slightly crispy appetizer that bakes in less than 15 minutes. Serve the Babybel bites on their own or beside a trio of crowd-pleasing dips such as honey, fig jam, or red pepper jelly.
How to upgrade your Babybel and honey appetizer
This creative Babybel appetizer is a perfect addition to a charcuterie board or party platter alongside other appetizers like Green Goddess deviled eggs and burger deluxe lettuce wraps. While the recipe calls for the original Babybel cheese, you can mix it up by trying different Babybel flavors, such as Monterey Jack or White Cheddar. Or experiment with different types of honey, such as hot honey or blueberry-infused honey.
You can easily adapts the recipe into an adorable Halloween appetizer by using the puff pastry dough to create a mummy design. Cut your pastry dough into strips and layer it over your brie and honey to create a bandaged mummy aesthetic. Create a face with candy eyes and chocolate sprinkles.
You can even make Babybel bites in the air fryer. If you're using an air fryer instead of baking in the oven, start with the puff pastry, top it with honey, and then put the scored cheese on top. Watch @MadeByKateryna prepare her Honey Babybel Bites TikTok:
@madebykateryna Honey Babybel Bites Crispy pastry + melted Babybel + honey. You need to try this. 🔥 Ingredients: • Babybel Original • Puff pastry • 1 tsp honey per Babybel • Melted butter Directions: Add 1 tsp honey onto parchment. Place a Babybel directly on top. Cover with puff pastry, press around the cheese, and seal the edges with a fork. Brush with melted butter. Bake at 375°F for 12–15 minutes, until puffed and golden. Let cool slightly and enjoy that melty cheese center. 🤤 #BabybelRecipe #PuffPastry #EasySnack #CheeseLovers #TikTokRecipes